Unit10AmericanLiteraturePart1SampleTeachingPlansGoals◆TalkaboutAmericanliterature◆Practisepredictinganddescribingwhatastorymightbeabout◆Reviewalltheverbtenses◆WriteabookreviewPeriod2Let’sread!(ASACRIFICEFORLOVE(1))GoalsReadaboutashortstoryPractiseanalyzingastoryProceduresStep1:TellingastoryaboutChristmasDoyouknowanythingaboutaprisonerwhowasanxiousaboutaChristmasgiftforhisdaughter?HeisO.Henry,awell-knownshortstorywriter.欧·亨利O.Henry(1862-1910)O.HenrywasthepennameofWilliamSydneyPorter(September11,1862–June5,1910),whosecleveruseoftwistendingsinhisstoriespopularizedtheterm“O.HenryEnding.”Hisstoriesarefamousfortheirsurpriseendingsandironiccoincidences,butdonotlosetheirinterestafterthesurpriseisknown.Hisbestarefullofgenialwarmthandwistfulsadness.Thegreatones,suchas“TheGiftoftheMagi”,“TheLastLeaf”,“TheSkylightRoom”,“SpringtimealaCarte”,“TheThirdIngredient”,and“TheGreenDoor”seemtogetbetterwithrepeatedreadings.Hismostfamousstory,“TheGiftoftheMagi”concernsayoungcouplewhoareshortofmoneybutdesperatelywanttobuyeachotherChristmasgifts.UnbeknownsttoJim,Dellasellshermostvaluablepossession,herbeautifulhair,inordertobuyaplatinumfobchainforJim’swatch;unbeknownsttoDella,Jimsellshismostvaluablepossession,hiswatch,tobuyjewelledcombsforDella’shair.TheRansomofRedChiefconcernstwomenwhokidnapaboyoften.Theboyturnsouttobesoobnoxiousthatthemenultimatelypaytheboy’sfathertwohundredandfiftydollarstotakehimback.O.Henrysaid“Therearestoriesineverything.I’vegotsomeofmybestyarnsfromparkbenches,lampposts,andnewspaperstands.”TheO.HenryAwardsareyearlyprizesgiventooutstandingshortstories.Step2ReadingandansweringNowlet’sgotothetextandstartskimmingtoanswerthequestions.1.Whatisthesettingofthestory?Thinkabouttimeandplace.用心爱心专心115号编辑2.Howmanycharactersarethereinthestory?Questionstoanswer1.◆HowmuchdidDellasaveformonths?(Onedollarandeighty-sevencents)2.◆WhydidDellacryaftercountingthemoneyshehadbeensaving?(Withonedollarandeighty-sevencents,shecouldn’tbuyafineandraregiftforJim.)3.◆WhydidtearfallformhereyeswhileDellawasstandinginfrontofthemirror?(Shedecidedtocutoffherhairandsoldittogetmoney.)4.◆HowmuchdidDellagetfromtheMadameinthebarbershop?(Twentydollars)5.◆WhatdidDellalooklikeaftercuttingoffanddoingherhair?(Herheadwascoveredwithtinycurlsthatmadeherlooklikealittleschoolgirl.)Decidewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalse.1.JamesDillinghamYoungwasDella’shusband.(T)2.Dellalivedinaneighborhoodwithmanytreesandflowers.(F)3.DellahadalargesumofmoneytobuyJimaChristmasgift.(T)4.Thereweretwopossessionsofthisfamily—Jim’sgoldwatchandDella’shair.(T)5.DellathoughthavingahaircutwouldmakeJimhappy.(F)Step3:ReadingandunderliningNowreadthetextaloudtothetapeandunderlineatthesametimealltheusefulcollocationsorexpressionsinthetext.Copytheminyournotebookafterclassashomework.UsefulexpressionsfromASACRIFICEFORLOVEinpennies,atthebakeryandthebutcher’s,afurnishedflat,thenextday,at8$perweek,nextto…,attendto…,lookoutat…,planfor…,worthyof…,thehonorofbeingownedby…,takegreatpride,lostitscolor,withintwentyseconds,pulldown,toitsfulllength,acascadeofbrownwaters,doup,standstill,onthewornredcarpet,puton…,runoutofthedoor,oneflightofstairs,takeoff…,havealookat…,searchfor…,turnsb.out,assoonas…,beanxiousabout…,becoveredwith…,foralongtimeStep4:DiscussingquestionsWereDellaandJimbothfoolishtoselltheirfavoritepossessions?Apossibleanswer:O.Henrywantstotellusthattheywerenotfoolish.Theywerewisebecausetheyhadeachsacrificedtheirmostvaluablepossessionsforthepersontheyloved.Theywerelikethethreewisemen—theMagi—whobroughtpresentsforJesusChristafterhewasborn.Keepinmind,thatthisiswhyChristiansstillgivepresentsonChristmasDay:torememberthegiftstheMagibroughtChristonthatveryfirstChristmas.用心爱心专心115号编辑